Corset.



M. HEATH. CORSET,

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1908.

Patenked Dec. 22, 1908. U

zzz/ezzzr To all it may concern:

MARY'HEATH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.v

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.Be itknownthat I, MARY HEATH, a citizenpf the? United States, residing at New York -city, Manhattan borough, county and State of New York, have invented certain- 3 new and useful Improvements. in Corsets, of

which-the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

. This invention relates to an improved corset, the object being to provide a corset that will be flexible in the parts embracing the region of the lun s or chest cavity, thereby v permitting of,a Free respiratory movement and induce deep breathing. While my im-- proved corset is desi ed for flexibility at the abovenamed ortion or top thereof, it is also adapted for exibility at the waist line,

. and comparative rigidity at the hip portion.

The flexible nature of my improved corset affords support for the bust and abdomen without exerting any undue pressure upon the said parts. I

In connection with the' rigid portion of my improved corset, that is to say, the hip portion, I employ anelastic abdominal bandage which is attached to the corset, at the Q rear thereof, and is adapted to pass around the body, over thehips, and clasp together under the lower abdominal cavity. The bandagesvhich I employ is designed to .exert .a lifting-force upon the abdomen and tend to raise it and force the parts backward into' their r0 er place within the said cavity. The exi ility of the corset'.permits the bandage to raise the abdomen; that is to say, the front of the corset does not bind the abdomen and thus prevent the bandage performing its intended function.

The action of my im roved flexible corset together with the ban age carried thereby is just the reverse of the ordinary corset which, when clasped, forces the abdomen downwardly 2 nd-1nwardly,. thereby causing discomfort to the wearer in the JVeIlii of prolapsus of any of the adjacent organs. For the relief of prolap'sus of the organs in the -re ion of the abdomen, the abdomenis usua1 y lifted away-from the affected parts. For these purposes my improved corset and bandage are well adapted, My improved corset is sufliciently flexible and adjustable to be worn during maternit As my improved abdominal bandage tens to raise and ress inwardly the intestines, thereby reducing the abdomen, tight lacing is obviated.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 18, mos. Serial No. 433,367.

.Patented Dec. 22, 1908.,

To aid in reducing the hips I provide the corset with extended flexible portions, at the sides thereof, the said portions being adapted to extend over the hips and thighs. At the lower end of the said extensions I attach hose supporters, which, when attached to.

the hosiery, pull the extensions downwardly,

wherebythe'flesh over the hips is flattened.

The action of theside extensions also aids in supportin the abdomen. A detai ed description of my improved corset will now be given, and the features thereof finally. claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure. 1 is a perspective View, lookingfrom the front, of my improved corset; Fig.1

2 is a similar view, looking from the rear;

and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one member of my improved bandage, withv which the corset is provided;

Referring to the drawing, 1 111 Fig. 1 indicates the from, right hand section of my improved corset, while 2 indicates the front left hand section.

Referring to Fig. 2, 3 back sections. justably connected. by a lacing 5, which'is manipulated in the usual manner (see Fig. 1), the sections 2 and 3 being likewise eonnected by lacing (3 (see Fig. 2). The front sections 1 and 2 are adapted to clasptogether, as at 7, in the usual manner. The back sections and l are adjustably connected by a lacingS.

It will be seen, in Figs. 1 and 2, that my improved corset is made in halves A and B, the said halves being connected by the lacing 8 to form the complete corset. Each of the halves, A and B are partially severed, as at 9 and 10, respectively, thereby forming gaps, the said gaps being spanned by't-he aforesaid lacings 5 and 6. The gaps 9 and 10 extend downwardly and ends. little below thehip region, as indicated by 11 and 12. The said sectlons A and B terminate, at the lower ends thereof, in hippads 13 and 1 1 and 4 indicate the respectively, the said pads being provided" passes over and around the half B, as shown and terminatesin a non-elastic tab 20, which in-this instance is provided with a button-hole 20. To thahalf 'B, I attach, as r. 21. the

The sections 1 and 4 are ad-.

other section D of my improved bandage, the said section D comprising the elastic members 22 and 23 which ass through a portion ofthe back of the ha f A of the corset, as shown by 24 (Fig. 2), then over and around the said half A to the front thereof;

The members 22 .and 23 terminate in a nonelastic tab 25, which is provided with a but- It is obvious from the foregoing descrip tion, and the drawing, that the halves A and B of the corset comprise a unitary hip pad anda plurality of adjustable elastic sections adjacent thereto. It may here be stated that thehip pads or extensions 13 and 14 are pref erably flexible, that is to say, they are not stiffened, being simply extensions of the material of the corset, such as silk for instance. The hip-pads or extensionsmay-be integral 'with the body of the corset, or they can be attached.

One of the features of my improved'jcorset is to provide a non-yieldable bandage for the hips and thighs, and a yield-able upper .or bust-supporter. To gain this end I have constructed the halves of the corset, as hereinbefore described, with a yieldable portion and a non-yieldable portion, the non-yieldable portion being reinforced by a resilient abdominal bandage.

It is quite evident that I can adjust the sections '1, 2, 3 and 4 to fit the body, by means of the lacings 5, 6 and 8. The portion of the corset above the'waist line can be regulated,

due to the plurality of sections, without materially affecting the Waist line or hip portion.. i

The purpose of forming the abdominal bandage as hereinbefore described, viz., of two independent elastic members, is to adapt the said bandage to accommodate itself to theshape of the hip Without wrinkling.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

A corset comprising the halves A and B severed throughout a portion of their length, the half A being provided With a hip-pad 13, and the half B being provided with a hip-pad 14, said halves being non-yieldable adjacent to said hippads, an abdominal bandage carried by said corset, said bandage comprising two independent elastic members 0 and D, the member '0 being secured to the corset half A, and the member D being secured to the corset half 13 and adapted to passthrough an opening 24 in the corset half A, said abdommal bandage'members being composed of a plurality of elastic members adapted to pass around the corset, and clasping means carried by said bandage members at the free end thereof;

Signed at New York city, N. day of May, l908.

MARY HEATH.

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